Procurement Specialist

About the role

ZS is seeking a Sourcing Manager, Indirect Procurement to execute strategic sourcing projects and category strategies across indirect spend categories including HR, IT, Marketing, Legal, and Professional Services.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain category profiles, sourcing pipelines, and category strategies for assigned indirect categories including HR, IT, Marketing, Legal, and Professional Services.
• Execute sourcing events end-to-end, including requirements definition, RFI/RFP/RFQ management, supplier identification, bid analysis, supplier evaluation, and recommendation development.
• Lead negotiations, MSA/SOW development, and renewals by securing commercial terms, service levels, and risk protections that maximize total value.
• Incorporate total cost and total value modeling, TCO analysis, spend analysis, market intelligence, rate analysis, and benchmark insights into sourcing events and supplier decisions.
• Embed responsible sourcing and sustainability criteria into category strategies, sourcing events, and supplier relationship management activities.
• Define and report total value delivered, including hard savings, cost avoidance, service and quality improvements, risk reduction, and innovation.
• Lead cross-functional sourcing project teams across ZS regions and business units.
• Act as a trusted procurement partner to ZS corporate functions, building strong relationships with budget owners and senior stakeholders.
• Facilitate discussions around business requirements, supplier strategy, and category implications; partner with internal customer groups to define value levers, specifications, service levels, and scopes of work.
• Translate function and practice plans into an indirect sourcing pipeline and influence large and strategic buying decisions based on total value, balancing cost against quality, speed, and risk.
• Drive change management with colleagues and key contacts, promote sourcing best practices and policy compliance, and report category value performance to business leadership.

Requirements

• S. / B.A. degree in Business or a related field; CIPS, CPSM, or equivalent certification preferred.
• 5-8+ years of strategic sourcing or procurement experience across indirect categories such as HR, IT, Marketing, Legal, and Professional Services.
• Demonstrated success delivering quantifiable value beyond price, including savings, cost avoidance, service improvements, quality gains, risk reduction, and innovation.
• Experience in a professional services or life sciences environment preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of strategic sourcing processes and technology, including Source-to-Pay and contract lifecycle management tools.
• RxFx management, supplier negotiations, MSA/SOW contract writing, category strategy development, value strategy formulation, total cost / total value modeling, supplier management, and contract management.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive outcomes in a global, decentralized, matrixed organization with limited supervision.
• Project management skills and the ability to lead cross-functional teams through complex sourcing initiatives.
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative, cross-functional environment and build trusted relationships across business functions.
• Prominent ability to influence decisions and drive measurable outcomes across a matrix organization.
• Fluency in English.

Qualifications

• Achieve a client-first mentality.
• Show an intense work ethic.
• Show a collaborative spirit and problem-solving approach.

Skills

• Client-first mentality
• Intense work ethic
• Collaborative spirit and problem-solving approach

Benefits

At ZS, your growth matters. We offer a comprehensive total rewards package that supports your health and well-being, financial future, time away, and professional development. With robust skills-building programs, multiple career progression paths, internal mobility, and a deeply collaborative culture, you’ll have the opportunity to do meaningful work, expand your capabilities, and thrive as part of a global community.